C T Online Desk: The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) have expressed deep concern over the court’s order for further investigation into the case filed against journalist Rozina Islam.
BFUJ acting president Madhusudan Mandal and secretary general Dip Azad and DUJ president Sohail Haider Chowdhury and general secretary Akter Hossain issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over the incident on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the way Rozina Islam was harassed by the government officials while on professional duty is condemnable. At the time when prime minister Sheikh Hasina is working restlessly to ensure freedom of press, a vested quarter in different sections of the government has targeted the newspersons to hide or to cover up their irregularities, crimes and corruptions.
“That vested quarter has questioned the policy of independent media and are trying to harass the newspersons and media by filing false cases,” it also stated.
BFUJ and DUJ also demanded her acquittal of the case immediately.
Prothom Alo’s Special Correspondent Rozina Islam was detained for about six hours and then shown arrested under the century-old Official Secrets Act after she went to the Ministry of Health to perform her duties on May 17, 2021.
After investigating the case, the Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police submitted its final report in July last year.
